Marietta Slomka (born 20 April 1969 in Cologne) is a German journalist who has been the anchor of TV news show Heute Journal since 2001.
Slomka lives in Cologne and Mainz.
As television journalist, Slomka has been working on German broadcaster ZDF since 1998. Between 1998 and 2000, she worked as news correspondent in Bonn and Berlin. In 2000, she took over as presenter of heute nacht, a late-night news show. Since 2001, she has been the anchor of news magazine Heute Journal on ZDF, currently in rotation with Claus Kleber (since 2003) and Christian Sievers (since 2013). Her co-anchor is Heinz Wolf. As anchor, she has interviewed national and international political leaders, including Hillary Clinton (2009), Interview With Marietta Slomka of ZDF Television, November 9, 2009 United States Department of State. Jean-Claude Juncker (2012) Jean-Claude Juncker au sujet de l'élection de François Hollande comme président de la République française Government of Luxembourg, press release of 7 May 2012. (in German). and Angela Merkel (2021). In May 2017, she reported live from Paris during the French presidential elections.
In addition to her role as presenter, Slomka has produced several documentaries, including Afrikas Schätze (2010) and Zwischen Anden und Amazonien – mit Marietta Slomka durch Südamerika (2014).
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